The mini mental status examination or mental state examination, abbreviated MMSE, is an important part of the clinical assessment process in psychiatric practice. It is a structured way of observing and describing a patient's current state of mind, under the domains of appearance, attitude, behavior, mood and affect, speech, thought process, thought content, perception, cognition, insight and judgment.
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Simulation Type |
Condition, Displaying result of MMSE |
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Gender Specific |
No, Common for both genders |
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Condition Simulated |
● Normal (MMSE score between 25-30) ● Mild dementia (MMSE score between 20-24) ● Moderate dementia (MMSE score between 13-19) ● Severe dementia (MMSE score less than 12) |
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Procedure |
● The system will display icon showing the appearance & behaviour, level of consciousness, affect and attitude and speech & language. ● Click on the ‘Start MMSE’ button for start the examination. ● The mini mental status examination report with the MMSE score will generate on the next screen. ● Click on the ‘Back’ button to go back to home screen.
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